Anwyl Bromeliads   click on the small photos to see a full-screen image

Tillandsia juncea

# AB13

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plant clump       inflorescence

# AB881778 - variety juncea

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The batch in our current sales catalogue. Leaves are more grey-silver than the cultivar juncifolia. 

# AB881777  -  cultivar "Juncifolia"

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The batch in our current sales catalogue. It is usually sold as just "Tillandsia juncifolia," but there is actually no such species officially recognised. It is a form of T. juncea, with greener leaves.

General notes

Grows from Florida through Mexico,.the West Indies and down to Brazil at 700 to 1200 meters. There are a great many forms of this species. Named for its rush-like appearance.